Panasonic GH2 has a Micro Four Thirds lens mount and currently there are 98 native lenses available for this mount. MFT is the most mature and diverse mount in the Mirrorles camera world. Panasonic offers a big selection of MFT lenses with high optical quality. Other main contributor of the system, Olympus also offers similarly well regarded lenses. Third party lens manufacturers keeps on offering more lenses for the system every day as well.

Panasonic GH2 doesn't have a sensor based image stabilization system but 22 of these lenses already comes with Optical Image Stabilization. There are also 25 lenses with weather sealing for GH2 but bear in mind that GH2 body doesn't have weather sealings.

Here are some of the most popular Panasonic GH2 Lenses on Camera Decision:

Panasonic GH2 has a 16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine FHD processor. You can shoot at maximum resolution of 4608 x 3456 pixels with aspect ratios of 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9. GH2 has a native ISO range of 160 - 12800 and it can save files in RAW format which gives you a wider room for post processing.

DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. Panasonic GH2 sensor has been tested by DxO Mark and got an overall score of 60 for its image quality. You can find the details of their analysis of Panasonic GH2 here.

Let's look at how the size of the Panasonic GH2's Four Thirds sensor compares with other standard sensor sizes.

Panasonic GH2 Physical Specs

Panasonic GH2 weighs 442 g (0.97 lb / 15.59 oz) and has external dimensions of 124 x 90 x 76 mm (4.88 x 3.54 x 2.99″). Considering that the average weight of Mirrorless type cameras is 423g, its weight is about average in its class. With a thickness of 76mm, it is large, 27mm thicker than the average of its class.

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Here is the front and top view image of Panasonic GH2 with the dimensions:

In order to give you a better idea about the real life size of Panasonic GH2, we have added an image of how it looks next to a credit card and an AA type battery.

Now lets compare the weight and thickness of Panasonic GH2 with its main competitors:

Weather Sealing

Panasonic GH2 doesn't have any environmental sealings on its body so you got to be extra careful to protect it against water and dust. If you shoot under these conditions very often, consider checking Top Mirrorless Cameras with Weather Sealing page.

Panasonic GH2 Other Features

LCD and Viewfinder

Panasonic GH2 has a Fully Articulated 3" LCD screen with a resolution of 460k dots. Both the screen size and the screen resolution is up to the standards of this class.

LCD is Touch screen type, so you can change the settings and set the focus point with your fingertips. For those of you who loves shooting self portraits or group photos, Panasonic GH2 will make your life easier with its Selfie friendly screen.

GH2 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. The viewfinder has a coverage of 100% and a magnification ratio of 0.71x. 100% coverage ensures that what you see in the viewfinder while shooting matches exactly what you will get later in your image, helping accurate framing your shots and minimizes the need for cropping images later.

Max Shutter speed

Panasonic GH2 can shoot continuously at max speed of 3 fps and has max shutter speed of 1/4000 sec.

Flash

GH2 has a built-in flash, and it also has a flash shoe to mount your external flashes too.

Focusing

Panasonic GH2 features a Contrast Detection autofocusing system. The AF system has 23 points to choose from. Panasonic GH2 also features Face detection AF where it intelligently detects the faces in the frame and locks the focus automatically.

Video Features

With Panasonic GH2, you can record your videos at a highest resolution of 1920 x 1080 at 24,30,60 fps and save in AVCHD and Motion JPEG formats. Full HD resolution of Panasonic GH2 will be adequate in most of the situations. But if you are after the highest resolution videos available, see our list of Top Cameras with 4K (Ultra-HD) Video.

GH2 has a built-in Stereo microphone and a Mono speaker. Panasonic GH2 also has a port for an external microphone so you can record high quality sound with the help of an external microphone.

Connectivity and Storage

Battery

Panasonic GH2 is powered by a proprietary battery which provides a shooting life of 330 according to CIPA standards.
Considering that the average battery life of Mirrorless type cameras is 362 shots, its battery life is about average in its class but it would still be wise to invest in some spare batteries for long photo trips.

In this section, we review and score Panasonic GH2 in 5 different photography areas. This first spider web graph shows how the GH2 compares with the average Mirrorless camera.
Hover your mouse over the points to see the score details for each photography type.

Panasonic GH2 for Street Photography

Panasonic GH2 has a score of 67 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. If you are looking for a camera that is better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check our Top 10 Mirrorless Cameras for Street Photography list.

Panasonic GH2 for Sports Photography

Panasonic GH2 has a score of 66 for Sports Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. If you are looking for a camera that is better suited to Sports Photography, we recommend you to check our Top 10 Mirrorless Cameras for Sports Photography list.

Panasonic GH2 for Daily Photography

Panasonic GH2 has a score of 58 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily is important for you, we recommend you to check our Top Mirrorless Cameras for Daily Photography list.

In this section, we analyse how Panasonic GH2 compares with other Mirrorless cameras within a similar price range. In the Bubble chart below, you can see Overall Score vs Price comparison of GH2 and the top 10 contenders in the same range. Hover your mouse on the bubbles to see the details of the cameras.